A hobbled Nick Kyrgios has overcome ongoing issues with his knee and toughed out a three-set victory over fellow Australian John Millman in the first round of the ATP Tour’s Delray Beach Open in Florida.

The unseeded Kyrgios, playing with strapping on his right knee, overcame the fifth-seeded Millman 6-4 6-7 (1-7) 7-6 (7-3) in the two hour and four minute encounter.

The match was not without some form of controversy as Kyrgios completely blew the second set tie-break and required treatment on his knee at the end of that set.

Kyrgios, who was intent on keeping the points short in his opening round, likely won’t have to try to do that in the second where he will face one of two massiver servers in Moldovan Radu Albot or Croatian veteran Ivo Karlovic.